Explosions and gunfire echoed Thursday in Khartoum, on the twentieth day of fierce fighting between the army and paramilitaries vying for power in Sudan. Thousands of Sudanese continue to seek refuge in neighbouring countries.

At least 6,000 have fled the fighting in the village of Am-Dafock in north-eastern Central African Republic. Will the presidential election be held on the scheduled date of December 20? An uncertainty that regularly fuels the Congolese political debate. The international organization of the Francophonie claims not to be able to carry out the audit of the electoral register.